★★★★☆ Nicholas Braun and Kara Young play childhood friends reckoning with a lifetime of hurt
This World of Tomorrow: Go for Tom Hanks, Stay for Kelli O’Hara
★★★☆☆ Kenny Leon directs a 150-year-spanning sci-fi-tinged New York play
Chess: Thank You for the Music
★★★★☆ The cult musical’s Broadway revival highlights its addictive ABBA melodies and lively Tim Rice lyrics
Oedipus: All About My Mother
★★★★☆ Lesley Manville and Mark Strong have disturbingly good chemistry as theater’s most famous twice-related couple
Richard II: Michael Urie Plays Shakespeare’s Materialistic, Superficial King
★★★☆☆ Red Bull Theater sets the Bard’s first Henriad play in the decade of decadence
Liberation: This Is How We Change the World
★★★★★ Bess Wohl takes inspiration from her mother’s life for her clever, decade-jumping memory play
Did You Eat?: Meet Zoë Kim, Storyteller Extraordinaire
★★★★☆ One woman travels through two continents and multiple decades in this autobiographical solo show
Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door
★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what’s destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival
The Least Problematic Woman in the World: Dylan Mulvaney Takes a TikTok Pause
★★★☆☆ The actress, author, and social media star opens her heart on the off-Broadway stage
The Other Americans: John Leguizamo, Not Going It Alone
★★★☆☆ The award-winning playwright-actor tackles the great American Latino family drama